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On Friday, September 13, 2013 I was scheduled to undergo a bilateral TMJ arthroplasty with abdominal fat grafting (taking fat from my abdominal area and replace my missing articular discs in my temporomandibular joints)...
During the brain surgery that lasted 8 hours, my daughter Alice (I am her mother as Alice unfortunately is no longer with us) claims that she entered into a marvelous light that emitted warmth and a sense of peace...
My family doctor was dumbfounded with the pain sensations I was describing to him...
We had just cleared a 'decoy' surface-laid IED nearby a narrow curve along one of the main maneuver corridors...
As an avid mountain bike enthusiast, I participated in a racing circuit and was preparing for an intense and long-distance race completing the season...
Prior to this event I have always been just a tad bit psych, so my mother says since the day I was born...
I had been sick for several months with gall bladder problems...
If you are interested in reading Krista's book, I Died and Learned How to Live...
I started the night with severe back pain that seemed to be spams, but I could not tell...
I was 42 years old and about to have a baby with Downs syndrome...
Before the first event, I complained of being very tired and sleepy...
I had been to the dentist with my wife for the extraction of my wisdom tooth...
